The same goes for writing about a disability, which is a mental or physical condition that significantly affects the ability ...

Picture this. It’s 1983, New Year’s Day. Today, the world’s first outpatient clinic for AIDS opens, Ward 86 at San Francisco General Hospital. Four days later, the first AIDS cases are reported in ...

While speaking at an event, autistic advocate Lydia X. Z. Brown referred to themself as “an autistic person” — and someone interrupted to “correct” them: “You mean you’re a person with autism; you ...

On a recent flight, I watched the documentary film “Won’t You Be My Neighbor.” In a clip from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Fred Rogers meets a 10-year old boy, Jeff Erlanger. The episode airing in ...

Policymakers must take steps to address the recent rise in disability, which has been fueled by long COVID. Authors’ note: The disability community is rapidly evolving to use identity-first language ...

At the September 1, 2010 meeting of The Arc of Southeast Missouri, Gloria Shell of People First of Sikeston presented information on "People First Language." People First Language puts the person ...

At a training the other day on the topic of homelessness, a participant stood up during the question-and-answer section and shared his perspective for the audience. "I appreciate you trying to be ...